Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Chinese Name: 上海虹桥火车站

Address: Minhang District, Shanghai.

Chinese Address: 上海闵行区

Number of platforms:16

Overview

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, opened on July 1, 2010, is located in Minghang District, west of Shanghai City Center. It is one of the four major railway stations of Shanghai. It is the junction of Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Ningbo High-Speed Railway, and Shanghai–Beijing High-Speed Railway.

With an area of 1.3 million square meters, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is the largest railway station in Asia. It is situated west of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, only a subway stop away from Terminal, serving as a major part of the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub.

Local Transportation

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is served by Shanghai Metro Line 2 and Line 10, connecting the train station with Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Pudong International Airport, and People’s Square (the largest transfer station on the Shanghai Metro, where you can transfer to Line 1 and Line 8).

From Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to Other Railway Stations in Shanghai

Shanghai Hongqiao to Shanghai Station

You can take the Metro Line 2 to People’s Square (towards Guanglan Road, 10 stops), then Line 1 to Shanghai Railway Station (towards Fujing Road, 3 stops). It is a 50-minute journey.

Shanghai Hongqiao to Shanghai South

You may take Metro Line 10 to Hongqiao Road station (towards Xinjiangwancheng, 8 stops), and then Metro Line 3 to Shanghai South station (the terminal station, 5 stops). The journey is about 50 minutes.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Airport’s terminal 2 are connected by an underground passage in the railway station’s B1 level. It takes about 20 minutes to walk though the passage to Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2.

Taking Metro Line 2 (towards Guanglan road, 1 stop) or 10 (toward Xinjiangwancheng, 1 stop) is another way to get to terminal 2. It takes less than 10 minutes.

If you are going to Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1, Metro Line 10 (towards Xinjiangwancheng, 2 stops) will take you there.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to Pudong Airport

Take Metro Line 2 to the intermediate terminal station — Guanglan Road (20 stops), then Metro Line 2 East Section to its terminal station — Pudong Airport (8 stops). The journey will be about 2 hours and 10 minutes. Leave plenty of time so as not to miss your flight.

Alternatively take Line 2 to Longyang Road (17 stops), then the Maglev (8 minutes direct) to Pudong Airport. This could reduce your journey time by about 30 minutes, at a cost of 50 yuan.

Trains from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou

There are D and G high-speed trains serving the railway from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Railway Station and Hangzhou East Station.

Every day there are about 20 G-trains and 7 D-trains from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Railway station. The G-trains are 77.5 yuan for a second class seat and 123.5 yuan for a first class seat. The D trains cost 48.5 yuan for a second class seat and 59.5 yuan for a first class seat. The following table shows the first and last D and G trains for reference:

From Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Station…

Type

Trains

Departure

Arrives

Duration

G-trains

G7301

07:30

08:41

1h 11min

G7381

14:07

15:13

1h 6min

G7329

21:31

22:36

1h 5min

D-trains

D5651

06:40

07:57

1h 17min

D5663

15:35

16:57

1h 22min

There are 23 G-trains and 15 D-trains from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East. The G-trains are 73 yuan for a second class seat and 117 yuan for a first class seat. The D-trains are 46.5 yuan for a second class seat and 56 yuan for a first class seat. The following table shows the first and last D and G trains.

From Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East Station…

Type

Trains

Departure

Arrives

Duration

G-trains

G7551

06:20

07:19

59min

G7515

14:00

15:00

1h

G7559

20:30

21:36

1h 6min

D-trains

D2287

06:25

07:35

1h 10min

D105

08:53

10:08

1h 15min

D5455

17:41

18:49

1h 8min

From Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing

The Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Railway Station line has 16 G-trains every day. The journey costs 139.5 yuan second class and 219.5 yuan first class. The table below shows the first and last trains.

From Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Railway Station…

Trains

Departure

Arrives

Duration

G7122

07:15

09:14

1h 59min

G7138

15:05

16:57

1h 52min

G7150

21:10

23:02

1h 52min

G and D trains will also take you to Nanjing South Railway Station. The 60 G-trains operate from 7:00am to 21:36pm, and the 36 D-trains operate from 07:00am to 20:06pm. G trains are 134.5 yuan second class and 229.5 yuan first class. D-trains are 89.5 to 95.5 yuan second class and 115 to 144 yuan first class. The following table shows the first and last D and G trains.